Usage Guide

What is BuyJapon?

BuyJapon is a proxy shopping service that allows you to purchase items from Japanese online stores and auctions. We will purchase the items on your behalf and ship them to your address. We can also consolidate multiple items into one package to save on international shipping costs.

How does it works?

Item Search

Enter keyword into the search field, select a category then click on Search icon.

Charging Account

You can purchase items by charging "My Account" in advance.

Start Shopping

Create buy requests and confirm orders. Our team will handle the rest. Making the process hassle free.

Combine Requesting

Successful purchases will be shipped from the seller to BuyJapon's warehouse. Then you request us to combine the products into packages.

Shipping Parcels

Once size and weight are confirmed, shipping is selected and payment completed, the products are packaged and dispatched.

Fees

We want to make shopping for unique Japanese products easier and more fun for everyone. Hidden fees aren't fun. So we make sure to provide you with a cost quote BEFORE you commit to your purchase. Payment currency is Japanese Yen (JPY or ¥). This quote does not include the international shipping cost, which you can learn about below.

Restricted Items

There are regulations that limit what you can transport in and out of Japan, as well as any restrictions your own country may have on imported items.
If you have additional concerns, please contact your country's import authority directly for the latest details.

Firearms and explosives

Weapons (Swords, blades, guns, etc.)
Reproduction weapons (except toys and cosplay)
Pyrotechnic items
Ammunition and gunpowder
Airsoft replicas (gas and electric - airsoft batteries are also prohibited!)

Gas

Sprays and gas bottles
Oxygen, helium, butane, nitrogen
Scuba tanks, fire extinguishers
Life jackets
Chlorofluorocarbons
Gas heaters

Flammable substance and liquids

Perfumes
Lighters
Paint
Nail polish
Alcohols
Paint thinners
Varnishes
Gloss lipstick
Hand creams (or any other kind of cream containing alcohol)
Shampoo
Skincare products
Incenses

Oxidizing and toxic items

Insecticides and agricultural chemicals
Chloroform
Radioactive material (uranium, thorium, cesium, plutonium - these are just plain bad ideas anyway!)
Nuclear waste
Matches
Lighters
Coal
Ink cartridges
Fuses
Detonators
Varnish
Wax
Dissolvants
Hair dyes
Hand warmers
Bleach
Peroxides / Oxidizing Agents
Items containing mercury
Cleaning liquid, disinfectants and corrosives
Fungus killer
Rodenticide
Lithium batteries ( Exceptions )
Electronic appliance portable charger (phone, laptop..)
Wireless earbuds

Magnetic objects

Magnetized materials
Generators and electric motors
Dry ice
Asbestos
Internal combustion engines
Audio amplifiers, speakers

Other prohibited items

Oversized items
Cannabis-related items
Digital goods (codes / downloadable content...)
Living/dead animals
Frozen food & goods
Plants and grains
Tires
Gas tanks
Oil diffusers
Obscene items (child pornography or any other material that violates the laws of Japan or your country regarding pornography)
Medicine
Livestock food
Pirated materials
Counterfeit money
Fiscal stamps
Official or private documents
National treasures
Cultural property or art objects
Precious metals (gold, silver, gold and silver products, etc.)
Jewelry (diamonds, processed products, etc.)
Coins and banknotes
Drugs and psychotropic substances
Micro-organisms
Precious materials (ivory, diamonds, rosewood, gold, silver, etc.)
Perishable goods
Credit cards
Transportation tickets (bus, plane, etc.), event tickets and lottery tickets
Airbags
Pachislot, pachinko and gambling machines
Exotic leather (crocodile, endangered species..)
Furs
Vape
Candles
Fountain pen